by Simon Briscoe | Jul 21, 2017 | Sustainability
The Highgate community crowd-funded a second air quality survey and this blog presents the results. The main conclusions: 1. Highgate’s main thoroughfares still have illegal levels of (NO2) air pollution. 2. Overall air quality has not changed in the last year – where...
by Simon Briscoe | Mar 7, 2017 | Sustainability
Thanks to the generosity of Highgate residents we were able to collect enough money to have a second round of air quality testing. We have spent the last few days putting up sensors. We will have the results in about six weeks. The results of last year’s...
by Simon Briscoe | Dec 9, 2016 | Traffic & Transport
The Forum wishes to make it clear that this piece represents the personal view of Simon Briscoe and does not represent the view of the Forum as a whole. The more observant residents of the area around Highgate Hill will have noticed signs on lamp posts that set out...
by Simon Briscoe | Nov 9, 2016 | Sustainability
Highgate’s main roads have illegal and health-damaging levels of air pollution according to the first set of results from the community’s survey. The readings are summarised in the map which allocates each result to one of five categories: purple pins show the...
by Simon Briscoe | Aug 14, 2016 | Traffic & Transport
Some will have seen or heard that Haringey consulted in July about setting common weight limits for traffic over a part of Highgate. The Forum has written to Haringey to say that the proposal should be rejected. Currently the weight limit signs (applying to through...
